Care Coordination Team
Community Health Workers (CHWs) are the initial point of contact for children and families who are enrolled in the CHECK program. CHWs create a roadmap for families to reduce triggers for chronic conditions, and manage the social stressors in their lives. Patients and families receive in-depth assessments, care planning, referral to social services, and, if needed, referrals to in-house legal support and community based mobile dental care. CHWs provide services both in community settings, including primary care practices and community based organizations, as well as the UIC hospital and health system, liaising between clinical and community based providers. CHWs also do home visits. A total of 38,376 services have been provided.
Get to Know Us!
Who We Are
CHECK is an innovative health and behavioral health care delivery organization working to improve overall health and quality of life by making sure that our patients, and their families, receive the resources and care they need. The CHECK team provides comprehensive and coordinated health and behavioral health care coordination to patients across the lifespan. Our team consists of Care Coordinators and Behavioral Health Care Coordinators who provide assistance with navigation of the healthcare system, referrals to health and social services, and offer ongoing patient and family support with the goal of improving physical, behavioral, and social health.
The CHECK program is located in the Department of Pediatrics in the College of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) and operates as the Department of Pediatrics Clinical Population and Behavioral Health Program.
What We Do
Guided by healthcare professionals within Chicago’s premier public research university, the University of Illinois at Chicago, CHECK offers holistic care to you and your family. As a part of our commitment to providing your family with the best healthcare solutions, we provide a unique healthcare roadmap, created by you and our health experts, that works to promote healthier lifestyles, reduce hospital visits, and takes a preventative approach to physical and behavioral care.
In addition to providing a unique approach to community care, we also work with you and your family to ensure that your barriers to care are removed. We work with you to identify these barriers, and will provide you with additional resources or referrals from our wide network of professionals. Whatever you and your family need, CHECK has you covered!